Foraker Harding Speak To Large Crowds In Fairfield County
Republican campaign opened in Fairfield County with Senators Foraker and Harding greeted by local leaders. They visited Boys' Industrial School, spoke at the Auditorium, and argued that prosperity followed Republican policy and tariffs.
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Foraker-Hanna
Senator Foraker
Fairfield County
Columbus
Foraker
Harding
Martin
Republican Party
J. 8. Sites
F. C. Whiley
Tom Johnson
Frillman
Wire Club
Cleveland
Mexico
Peking
Celestial Empire
Cuba
Porto Rico
Campaign tour aims to unseat Congressman Norton
Fremont Ohio October 10 A. H. Jackson Republican nominee for Congress in the Thirteenth district has begun a tally ho campaign tour to defeat Norton. Once a Democratic stronghold, the district shows unexpected anti Nort on sentiment and Jackson, a popular former auctioneer, leads a spirited drive. He will be distinguished in the tally ho by his tall hat.
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McKinley
Hamden
Chillicothe
Hanna
C. H. Grosvenor
Commercial Tribune
Fremont
Doc Norton
A. H. Jackson
Congress
Norton
Jackson
Columbus
Tom L. Sonnson
Shee Dick
Republican State
Johnson
Ohio Democracy
United States
Monster Mass Meeting in Chillicothe With National Figures
Senator M. A. Hanna General Charles H. Groves nor and Albert Douglas spoke at Memorial Hall in Chillicothe. Willis H. Wiggins presided as Republican Committee chairman. The delegation arrived from Athens at 6 pm and were entertained at the Warner House by Colonel Jong.
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Commercial Tribune
Chillicothe, CO
M. A. Hanna
Charles H. Grosvenor
Albert Douglas
Memorial Hall
Willis H. Wiggins
Republican Committee
Athens
Warner House
Jong. C. Batrékin
Dick Asks Johnson to Define Stand on Taxes
Charles Dick of Columbus asks Ohio Democratic leader Johnson to define his stance on Henry George doctrines and land reform. The letter quotes George on land common ownership and asks whether Johnson endorses confiscation, abolition of private land ownership, and the idea of government buying land without paying current owners.
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Johnson
Mr. George
Henry George
George
Ohio
Charles Dick
Columbus,o
Nicaraguan labor law imposes 20 year jail for unemployment
Washington reports Consul Donaldson in Managua says new Nicaraguan labor law defines a laborer as anyone over 16 with capital under 100 dollars. It requires employment under penalty of twenty years in prison, allows interest-free loans repayable by half wages, and punishes workers who leave without settling debts. The law aims to curb wage exploitation and place laborers in constant employment.
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Hanna
Organization of Labor
Steel Corporation
Washington
State Department
Donaldson
Managua
Lhs
Navy Seeks Midshipmen in Special Washington Exam
The Navy Department telegram to Senators and Representatives states a special midshipman exam in Washington City on November 12 under Civil Service oversight. Nominations may include one principal and five alternates, with bans on any candidate who failed a midshipman exam this year. Unfilled vacancies roll to the Fifty-eighth Congress.
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Washington
Navy Department
Department
Washington City
Civil Service Commission
Death of Tao-Mu Viceroy of Kwang Tung and Kwang
Tao-Mu, Viceroy of the provinces of Kwang Tung and Kwang, aged 81, is dead. He had been forced to resign and retire after bitter attacks by the palace eunuchs in Peking.
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Hong Kong
Tao-Mu
Kwang Tung
Kwang
Pao-Mu
Peking
Dice Pact Leads to Fatal Mystery in Blue Island
Florences Witmer, a Blue Island belle, attended a matinee with Randolph Kruger. After dining, Kruger reportedly wagered his life over acceptance of marriage, and Witmer later found him dead at home. She was arrested amid questions of the mysterious death.
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Sneey
Commercial Tribune
Chigagq
Florencs
Witmer
Blue Island
Randolph Kruger
Miss Witmer
Kruger
Strike leaders voice diverging paths in stalled talks
Senators, governors, and union and railroad officials expressed no consensus on the strike crisis. Key figures including Senator Platt, Governor Odell, Senator Penrose, President Mitchell, and J Pierpont Morgan discussed possible next steps while warning of worsening conditions and potential court action over railroad charters. A Philadelphia meeting was hinted at but details remained unclear.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Platt
Thomas
the Erie
Odell
Senator Penrose
President Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia
J. Pierpont Morgan
Thomas Fowler
New York, Ontario & Western Railway
Pennsylvania
Mr. Baer
Baer
Manufacturers’ Association
Quay
Harrisburg
Stone
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Low
Anson G. McCook
Edward Lauterbach
Lessler and
Littauer
Senator
Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Odell Pushes Miners Union Recognition Amid Conference
New York Governor Odell declared he will use all means to resolve the miners strike after a heated meeting with Reading Railroad President Baer and Senators in which Odell proposed that operators recognize the Miners Union and grant a five cent per ton raise. Baer and operators resisted political involvement, while Odell pressed for union acceptance and a prompt settlement.
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New York
Odell
Baer
Reading Railroad
United States
Platt
Quay
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senator Platt
E. B. Thomas
Erie Railroad
Senator Penrose
Mr. Baer
Mitchell
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Ohio University
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